Diabetes

Fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c linked to alzheimer's in T2DM

(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), fasting plasma glucose (FPG) visit-to-visit variation, represented by the coefficient of variation (CV), and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) CV are independently associated ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

A new way out of the cycle of rejection

Have you ever hosted a party, but as the day approaches, your closest friends say they won't be able to attend? Or maybe you sent a friend request to someone on Facebook who never responded, or weren't invited to an event ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study casts doubt about link between eczema, cardiovascular disease

For the roughly 7 percent of adults who live with atopic dermatitis, a common form of eczema, a new study reports a little good news: Despite recent findings to the contrary, the skin condition is likely not associated with ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Poor diet, plus Alzheimer's gene, may fuel disease (Update)

A diet high in cholesterol, fat and sugar may influence the development of Alzheimer's disease in people who carry the ApoE4 gene, a leading risk factor for the memory-erasing disease, indicates a new USC study.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Study identifies potential biomarker for Alzheimer's disease

In one of the largest studies to date to use metabolomics, the study of compounds that are created through various chemical reactions in the body, researchers have been able to identify new circulating compounds associated ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Structural analysis of relevant drug targets for Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is classified as a neurodegenerative non-curable disease that affects millions worldwide. Current drugs have side effects that are significant. In AD, the beta-amyloid precursor protein (β-APP) that ...

Health

Older married couples and advance directives

Advance directives (ADs) are legal documents you can use to state in advance what medical treatments you do or do not wish to have under certain circumstances. You also can use an AD to name one or more people to act on your ...

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